I had a 120mm one that had 2amp draw, it was super thick and sooo loud

1 of the fans im getting (the other 2 I mentioned have been offered but no concrete reply yet if I can get them or not..:( ) is a 184cfm koolance one which are loud as anything and move a heap of air..the one thing I do worry about if when I redo the side panels (in order to fit the 120mm fans..some will be on the case whilst others for benching when I finally go cold) if the pressure of the fans would crack the sides?

this is the koolance one im getting..its nuts when you read the specs..I think I will need a fan controller..

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PSU will hopefully arrive this week Then I can start testing some gear and set this up.

Modding of the case will start once I know everything in the case works 100%. Mods to be done include: re cutting side panels to fit 120mm fans, adding multi colour LED strips to bottom and sides, small but cool mod for the front of the case. adding a fan/temp controller to control the fans..plus more to be decided.. suggestions?

Would love to find a gigabyte p45-Extreme board though since I only have 1 DDR2 motherboard. If I can find this board it will tie in nicely with the theme of the build.

Bigger update with pictures will be done once the PSU arrives this week when I test fit everything.

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@noscatJ: Yes mods are coming..awesome mods..:D anyone know a shop that sells LED lights in a range of colours?..

You've probably never heard of it, but ebay.com.au has a heap ;) probably $10

Get some paracord on Ebay and sleeve your PSU. also $10

I know of ebay but prefer not to use it if I can. Just prefer forums tbh.

Corsair sells the cables in different colours but it is a fair bit.

Nice idea on sleeving the power supply..will looking into it..would go very nicely..:D

time to jump on ebay then and see what they have...for reference.

It terms of sleeving as the PSU is modular cables (part of why I picked it) I want to mod the cables (get an entire new set of cables) in the "OC orange colour" similar to this build" Tainted Freshly Squeezed" and the colour of cables as seen here:

and this is the build log which I am inspired for some of the mods on the case:

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Got one these for the project and it should show up in the next few days..:D (it is in the mail as we speak!)

Also I should have a p45-UD3P 1.1 here soon as well to test out some chips for 775 lovin! (the DFI is good but the giga fits the theme and it easier to work with the DFI is for once I get the hang of the chips for super PI etc)

I have been focusing on uni work and that has taken up most of my time.

uni/life has taken up my time.

Now that is has shown up I can start the fun part, testing everything and starting mods. Because it has taken so long this is why it is atomic exclusive plus I did say from the start it would be a long project.

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I test fitted the PSU in the case to make sure it fits and doesnt clash with the drive bay.

A little bit of tease..

here is a side shot:

I like the look of this alot so I think I will keep the look but double it both sides but with a bit of acrylic over the AX1200 to make a window. (and yes I know that is meant to be a drive bay so that is why im going to repeat the "silver window" look on the other side and move the PSU there. DVD drive is maybe im not sure yet..might put a fan controller in there instead..:P

Next I wanted to see if the PSU would hit anything from the top:

So far all clear so all good!

Next lets see when I put the top Motherboard tray on.Will it fit?

Yes!

And lastly a nice side shot showing clearance of the motherboard tray.

Thats if for now as I will be away for a couple of weeks so wont be able to do much.

When I get back I will return and clean it up and install the DFI board etc to see if the lights work!

thats all for the update folks!

Also to make it easier to follow I will now link the individual update posts in the OP so you just now need to click there to find the latest development.